The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-09-23

| shape of one.of them, speaking III her
tone aDinc Fer am to q nicely.
"Dear Clementina," Fitz Went on
| eagerly, 81 love you most sincerely,
admire O above all other women
Are O ~uuite-quite sure ofthat?'
,njsDpred the unknown. lis there
I no one you have a secret liking orr
Fitz hesitated for a moment. Ills
! conscience was evidently not quite
clear. The lady, however. seemed IN
no way vexed, but laughed softly as
she tapped nm on the arm with her
tan.
'There! l won't put too many
questions. If you tell me tonight at
least | reign supreme, l ask nothing
more"
Fit took her hand and pressed il
fervently to his lips.
dearest ~Clementina," he whispered
tenderly, land o l beg you will let
me see the face | have been longing tc
look at all the evening.
There the widows peeped eagerly
through the screen Of leaves, longing
and yet fearing the elucldatlon OF the
mystery.
Zone minute" said the unkno WI,
putting her hand to the mask; 81
wonderif you will unsay your words
if"
"Unsay my words! never! assever,
ated kitz, DasslOn4teIy.
"N0t even if you have proposed to
to the wrong wOman?" said u clear
knocking voIce-a voice that made the
two eaveedrOppers thrill with terror
and rage The mask of the unknown
fell to the ground as she stood up and
faced her astOnisheI admirer.
"Mary!!"
"Yes, Mr.. Brandon Mary" she
echoed, dropping him a mock-modest
courtesy.
"Now-how did you get here" hs
sTammered.
"Ah; quite simply; I drove down IN
Il h~ansome," laughed Mary gayly
"Come, the play is out, 81 | will eX
plain the plots as 1t seems to puzzle
you. ! wanted to see ii Mary Grey.
given all the advantages ladies sin so.
ciety' enjoy, could not hold her own
with the best. SO | made an exact
copy of Mrs. Somers' dress-did you
not see there was a second Queen here
tonight"
''Yes; but she wore no rose in her
dress and she seemed so dull and in
sipid after you that | concluded"
so you made the rose"
THE badge OF grace and w.t." inter
rupted Fitz, gallantly. But Mary
tell me your real motive for playing
this comedy of errors"
Il fear it was revenge upon both 0.
you," said Mary rather seriously, and
yet laughing. "Mr. Brandon you have
behaved very badly to Inc. You have
courted me, won my affections, and
all the while you have toyed and tri
fled with the two widows as if no such
being as myself meyer existed. How
can / believe your sincerity after al
your flirting, alter all that has passed
tonight? Do you think it nothing to
break q woman's hearth" she added,
somewhat TREMENDOUSLY.
For a moment Fitz was dumbfound
ed; but something in herlook and tone
reused all the manliness latent in
him. Admiration took the place O.
establishment, and his ma
tive good nature made him
forget the vexatious trick that
had been PLAYED on him. His better
nature also asserted itself. He felt
that although his heart had always
been Mary's, his flirtations with the
widows had been mere pastime, though
tonight, i'll the excitement on the mo-
ment, he had gone further than bf
ever intended.
1T is true | proposed to you" he
said at length, ''but you refuse me-
How could / do otherwise, " return
ed Mary, when ] saw you paying al
much attention t. others as you did
to me?'
Again Fitz was silent a moment.
You have taught me a lesson,
Mary" he cried at length, taking her
hand, 'but | am going to hold you to
your promise all the same. If you
spoke in Jest / was in earnest, and ]
don't withdraw a word OF what Isaid
am thankful that / have not gone
too far, that | can still honorably
ask you to be my wife, My heart If
yours, and yours only, Mary; will yol
have me2"
Are you in earnest?" asked Mary.
I'm most solemn earnest" he re
Piled.
And the widows?" whispered Mary
lyon are worth loo, 600 widowsl'
Mary laughed and gave him such 8
charming smile that Fitz was enrapt
ured.
"And your soubriquet?" she asked
Eltz laughed good humoredly.
Someone will find me another, new.
err fear. ] shall change my name at
the same time that you change yours,
Mary. People have always called mo
lucky feitoW, but | really think Lady
Mabel's bal masque has brought me
the best luck of ALL
"Heis hopelessly infatutedp1 NUT.
tered Minna to her friend; 'let III